| Date | 05/06/2009 |
| Season | 2009 |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Match format | 20 overs |
| Opposition | Newham Dogs |
| Venue | Flanders Field East Ham |
| Toss | Won |
| Decision | Crusaders bat first |
| Result | Won |
Crusaders innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Jagdesh Singh | c Qureshi b White. S | 21 |
| 2 | Jabir Sarwar | retired | 27 |
| 3 | Riz Mamood | c Ahmed b Ed | 12 |
| 4 | Kevin Foy | c White b White. S | 5 |
| 5 | Nomi Qureshi | lbw b David | 20 |
| 6 | Anand Kumar | retired | 26 |
| 7 | Ali Raza | st White. D b Andrew | 12 |
| 8 | Mike Taylor | run out | 4 |
| 9 | Darren Moyse | st Clark b White. D | 27 |
| 10 | Aftab Ahmed | not out | 1 |
| 11 | Spud Whale | c Andrew b White. D | 0 |
| Extras | b 5, lb 3, w 9, nb 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 8 wickets, 20.0 overs | 172 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | James | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Scott | 3.0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Ed | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | David | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Andrew | 2.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Singh. N | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | White. D | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Newham Dogs innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | White. S | b Nomi Qureshi | 0 |
| 2 | Harish | retired | 11 |
| 3 | Andrew | retired | 50 |
| 4 | White. D | c Riz Mamood b Darren Moyse | 3 |
| 5 | Singh. N | c Riz Mamood b Darren Moyse | 14 |
| 6 | Paul | not out | 12 |
| 7 | David | not out | 4 |
| Extras | b 9, lb 0, w 5, nb 2 | 16 | |
| Total | 3 wickets, 20.0 overs | 110 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Nomi Qureshi | 2.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aftab Ahmed | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Ali Raza | 2.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Mike Taylor | 2.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Riz Mamood | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Jagdesh Singh | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Spud Whale | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Darren Moyse | 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jabir Sarwar | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Report
Friday 5 June –v- Newham Dogs at Flanders Field, East Ham
Newham Dogs are all bark but no bite
Crusaders won at a canter against Damon's midweek side, with Jagdesh, Jabs, Nomi, Anand and Danglers all getting into the 20's in a score of 172. Despite getting a fearful hammering, Damon would still like to claim the Man of the Match for his 'oh so quick' stumping, scratchy 3 runs and the token wickets of Whale and Moyse in the final over.
On a blustery evening in East London, we eventually got under way with Crusaders supplementing nine man Dogs with a couple of fielders. Jagdesh and Jabs (27*) showed no mercy on some wayward bowling and the score rattled along at nearly ten an over. Debutant Kevin Foy was batting freely before dubious collusion between umpire and wicket-keeper returned him to the pavilion. A fluent 26* from Anand and a rapid 27 from Darren ensured the run rate was maintained, with only Mr Taylor's inability to get the ball off the square preventing a final score of nearer 200.
Newham Dogs were never really in the hunt, despite a well played unbeaten 50 from Andrew. Damon should have been out for yet another duck and Nita tried valiantly to put bat to ball, but the Dogs had no wag in the tail, with the innings closing on 102-3.
After some liquid refreshment in Wetherspoons (Moysey on J20's) we were treated to dinner by a very generous Uncle Jabs.